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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Rosaline Nzete" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <13413081@hcmut.edu.vn>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 07:47:47 -0300
Subject: PLEASE, WILL YOU BE INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL,

Hello,

First I'm very sorry, if my English writing do not meet your expectation’s, but please try to understands that my country does not speaks English language, but I have to use English to write you in the way I can, because it’s the world general business language which is simply understands in anywhere in the world, My Name is Rosaline Nzete, I’m from Ivory Coast, in West Africa, and I Works with one of the biggest well know banks in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire,

Please I do sent you this message because I need your emergency supports and urgent assistance for transferring a huge and very long abandoned deposited money in one of the bank account at my department owned by a deceased customer, the amount is sum of US$9.5 Million, it was the time I converted it to US Dollars that know the real amount in foreign currency and when this money has been transferred successfully, I would like the money to be used for any Profitable good business investment in your country, I will reward’s you with a good reasonable amount high Percentage you want, If you are fully interested in this deal.

Please try and reply back for more details on the procedures for this deal on how it will be executed here with our bank without any delay or problem.

This deal is 100% risk-free, legal, genuine, pure, transparent and legitimate, your response will determine if we shall work together to achieve this goal or not. And, your positive response shall lead to our success on this project, if really you are honest and sincere to me, please do not stop, If you have any question to ask on any area you do not understand, you are free to ask and I will reply back to you with the answers in my next Email message or you can contact me through my private direct telephone number: +22505199157

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
You should contact me if you accept the procedures.
You have to state you accept the procedures.
If you don’t abide, I will just send your message to trash box. I don’t have time to respond to tens of joker brokers and time wasters. I only respond to a real serious partner’s and mandates.

Please, when your reply back to me, please include in this message, your full Name, Mobile phone number, any home and office telephone numbers, city and country of residence.

Best regards, and have a very nice day.

Miss Rosaline Nzete.

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